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Pagan Origins of Easter  
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Easter is celebrated around the Christian world, but began with Pagan traditions and celebrationg of springtime

	Scholars believe in accordance to the 8th-century English scholar St. Bede's origin of Easter
	He proposed that it comes from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess of spring and fertility
	A month corresponding to April was set aside for her
	Traditions associated with this celebration survive in the Easter Rabbit, the symbol of fertility, and colored easter eggs, painted brightly to symbolize the sunlight and spring
	Other such stories and festivals can be found in ancient religions
	A greek legend says that the return of Persephone from the underworld to daylight symbolized the resurrection of life in the spring after the desolate winter
	The Phrygians believed that their God went to sleep at the time of the winter solstice, and they performed ceremonies with music and dancing at the spring equinox to awaken him.
	The Christian festival of Easter combines different legends and traditions, including the tradition of Passover

Lister: Kristin
Source: history.com

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